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Chemical ID
ACETOPHENONE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage |
|---|
| LD50=900 (orl rat) |
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibacterial | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | not available | Tomas-Barberan, F., Iniesta-Sanmartin, E., Tomas-Lorente, F., and Rumbero, A. 1989. Antimicrobial Phenolic Compounds From Three Spanish Helichrysum Species. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1093-1095. 1990. |
| Hypnotic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Perfumery | FEMA <10,000 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Soporific | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspalathus linearis | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Camellia sinensis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cichorium intybus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Cistus ladaniferus | Leaf | 17.0 | 1190.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Citrullus lanatus | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elsholtzia blanda | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | 0.2 | Bestman, H.J., Rauscher, J., Vostrowsky O., Pant, A.K., Dev. V., Perihar, R. and Mathela, C.S. 1992. Constituents of the Essential Oil of Elsholtsia blanda Benth. (Labiatae). J. Ess. Oils Res. 4: 121-124 |
| Elsholtzia cristata | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | -0.6 | Kobold, U., Vostrowsky, O., Bestmann, H.J., Bisht, J.C., Pant, A.K., Melkani, A.B. and Mathela, C.S. 1987. Terpenoids from Elsholtzia Species; II. Constituents of Essential Oil from a New Chemotype of Elsholtzia cristata. Planta Medica 1987: 268-271. |
| Elsholtzia eriostachya | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -1.6 | Pant, A.K., Dev, V., Parihar, R., Mathela,C.S., Rauscher, J., Vostrowsky, O. and Bestmann, H.J. 1992. The Essential Oil from Elsholtzia eriostachya var. pusilla. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 547-549. |
| Eruca sativa | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypericum perforatum | Plant | 0.1 | 2.3 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iris x germanica | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mentha spicata | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Mentha spicata | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nepeta racemosa | Shoot | not available | 22.0 | 1.0 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| Nepeta racemosa | Shoot | not available | 22.0 | 1.0 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| Nicotiana tabacum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Piper nigrum | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Populus balsamifera | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Populus tacamahacca | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |